Trump says would be 'easiest thing' to go into Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday was grilled by reporters at the White House over his administration's latest round of sanctions on Tehran in the wake of Saudi oil attacks.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING:

"We are at a level of sanction that is far greater than ever before with respect to Iran. Today, we did central bank, as you know. We'll see, we'll see. They're having a lot of problems, not only with us, they're having a lot of problems within their own country, and I think they have a lot of self-made problems. We are, by far, the strongest military in the world. Going into Iran would be a very easy decision, as I said before, it'd be very easy. The easiest thing. Most people thought I would go in within two seconds. Plenty of time."

The sanctions come after last week's attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that Riyadh and Washington have blamed on Iran.

Iran has denied any involvement.